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§,,§,§§§,§     ####,«« FERMI'S PARADOX ««,####      ,§,,§,§§,§
§,§§§,,§§,             #,,,««««««««,,,#             §§,§§§,§§,
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,§,§§§§§§§ ON EARTH  (THE PLANET  WHERE  I  LIVE) A §,§,§,§§,,
§§§,,,,,,§ LOT OF  US  HAVE ANTENNAS  ON OUR HOUSES §§§§§§,§,,
,,§,,,,,§§ OR  BALCONIES,  WE   HAVE  BUILT   LARGE ,,,,,§§§,§
,§§,,,,§,, ANTENNAS  FOR LARGER BANDWITH,  WE  HAVE ,,,,§,,§§§
§,§,,,§§,,      BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR     ,,,§§,§,,§
§§§,,§,§,§   SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM    ,,§,§§§,§,
,,§,§§§§§, INTO  ORBIT),  WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK ,§§§,,§§§§
,§§§,,,,§§              ANTENNA ARRAYS              §,,§,§,,,§
§,,§,,,§,§ WE'VE  VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A §,§§§§,,§§
§,§§,,§§§,         DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH.          §§,,,§,§,,
§§,§,§,,§§                                          ,§,,§§§§,§
,§§§§§,§,§ WE'VE  LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE §§,§,,,§§,
§,,,,§§§§,      SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS     ,§§§,,§,§,
§,,,§,,,§§ PLACEMENT   IN   THE  GALAXY,   AND  OUR §,,§,§§§§§
§,,§§,,§,, GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE  LOCAL CLUSTER, §,§§§,,,,,
§,§,§,§§,§ AND «OUR«  LOCAL  CLUSTERS PLACE  IN THE §§,,§,,,,§
§§§§§§,§§§          GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS          ,§,§§,,,§,
,,,,,§§,,§                                          §§§,§,,§§§
,,,,§,§,§, AND  WE'RE  MOVING  AROUND  THE  SUN  AT ,,§§§,§,,§
,,,§§§§§§§ VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING  AROUND THE ,§,,§§§,§§
,,§,,,,,,§ CENTER  OF THE  GALAXY  AT  VELOCITY AND §§,§,,§§,§
,§§,,,,,§, THE  GALAXY IS  MOVING  TOWARD ANDROMEDA ,§§§,§,§§§
§,§,,,,§§§    AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE   §,,§§§§,,§
§§§,,,§,,§ AROUND THE GALAXY.  AND  WE AS A SPECIES §,§,,,§,§,
,,§,,§§,§, HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT §§§,,§§§§§
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§,§§§§,,,§ AND DESPITE  ALL THIS, DESPITE  ALL  OUR ,§§§§,,,§§
§§,,,§,,§,   (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR    §,,,§,,§,,
,§,,§§,§§§ RADIO  PROGRAMMES OUT IN  FUCKING  SPACE §,,§§,§§,§
§§,§,§§,,§ AT  THE  SPEED OF LIGHT  (LIGHT  IS  OUR §,§,§§,§§§
,§§§§,§,§§ MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!),  §§§§,§§,,,
§,,,§§§§,,      DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE      ,,,§§,§,,,
§,,§,,,§,§     COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS     ,,§,§§§,,§
§,§§,,§§§,   FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS    ,§§§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,,§, BEAMING  OF  ALL  OUR  SECRETS IN  EVERY §,,§,§§§§§
,§§§§§,§§§          DIRECTION KNOWN TO US,          §,§§§,,,,,
§,,,,§§,,§                                          §§,,§,,,,,
§,,,§,§,§§ NO    ,    ONE    ,   HAS   ,   ANSWERED ,§,§§,,,,§
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§§§,,,§§,§     ####,«« FERMI'S PARADOX ««,####      ,§,,§,§,,,
,,§,,§,§§,             #,,,««««««««,,,#             §§,§§§§,,§
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§,§§,,§§§,             SO WHY IS THAT?              §,§,,§§§,§
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,§§§§§,§,§ MOST  OPPONENTS TO  INTELLIGENT LIFE  IN ,,§§§,§,§§
§,,,,§§§§, THE UNIVERSE SAY  IT'S BECAUSE YOU  NEED ,§,,§§§§,§
§,,,§,,,§, A  CLASS  ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND  THE §§,§,,,§§,
§,,§§,,§§§ PLANET  NEEDS  TO  BE  AT  A  SEE-AND-SO ,§§§,,§,§§
§,§,§,§,,§ DISTANCE  AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE §,,§,§§§,,
§§§§§§§,§,           HAS TO BE A PLANET!)           §,§§§,,§,§
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,,,,,§,,§, BUT  REALLY   ISN'T   THAT  KEEPING  THE ,§,§§§,,§,
,,,,§§,§§§      DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX?      §§§,,§,§§,
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,,§§§,§,§§ I THINK EVERYONE  AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO ,§§§,,§§§,
,§,,§§§§,§ IDEA WHAT  WE'RE DOING (AND  IT PROBABLY §,,§,§,,§,
§§,§,,,§§,                  SHOWS)                  §,§§§§,§§,
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§,,§,§§§,§             #,,,««««««««,,,#             ,§,,§,§§,§
§,§§§,,§§,      ####,«« FERMI'S PARADOX ««,####     §§,§§§,§§,
§§,,§,§,§,             #,,,««««««««,,,#             ,§§,,§§,§§
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§§§,,,,,,§ I'M GONNA GO  SMOKE MY  THIRD  CIGARETTE §§§§§§,§,,
,,§,,,,,§§ THIS  YEAR AND TRY TO  SNATCH SOME BEERS ,,,,,§§§,§
,§§,,,,§,,        FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING         ,,,,§,,§§§
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